The Democratic Alliance's internal divisions have intensified after former leader John Steenhuisen alleged that Resolve Communications used its proximity to DA ministers in the Government of National Unity to benefit private clients. Resolve Executive Chairman Tony Leon has strongly denied the claims, calling them politically motivated and without evidence, while ActionSA in an open letter from national chairperson Michael Beaumont to Leon, has called for an independent investigation into what it describes as possible "state capture" within the GNU.
Dear Tony, I have read your statements in the wake of the revelations of the former Minister of Agriculture's claim that your PR firm, Resolve Communications, has been "lobbying" DA Ministers to act in the financial interests of the companies Resolve Communications represents.
Your statement speaks about your commitment to transparency but, who are you kidding, Tony? Nothing about how Resolve Communications has purportedly "lobbied" DA government representatives has been revealed willingly.
At every turn, the truth has been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the public domain, so please do not try to position yourself now as a paragon of virtue.
